From: Blankenship Mr Gary C (BlankenshipGC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sat Aug 14 1999 - 07:02:51 GMT-3
Jason:
As you know I'm under the NDA; however, I can tell you a few things.
My first attempt I was very week at configuring routers in a lab
environment. Even though I configure routers daily performing my job
functions, it is a whole new world configuring routers in a lab environment.
My first attempt I was very week at finding everything in the documentation.
Although you won't have time to look up everything you'd like to research,
you must be able to find things in the documentation like a surgeon.
My second time I didn't read the questions as thouroughly as I should have.
I was a little over confident. Had I paid attention to the questions a
little more I'd be a CCIE right now.
Both times I didn't sleep well before the test. Part of that was the long
flight to Australia. This time I'm going to try to relax more.
I wish I could tell you more; however, the CCIE lab is trial by fire and
when you're done with it you'll pray every day that nobody reveals anything
about it. It is like boot camp for the Marines.
Gary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Aarons [mailto:jaarons@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 10:51 AM
> To: BlankenshipGC@nocfwd.usmc.mil
> Subject: RE: Lab Proctor
>
>
> What areas did you feel weakest in the first two times ?
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Blankenship Mr Gary C <BlankenshipGC@nocfwd.usmc.mil>
> Reply-To: Blankenship Mr Gary C <BlankenshipGC@nocfwd.usmc.mil>
> To: "Scott O'Donnell" <scotto@iworksys.com>, Peter Van Oene
>
> Peter:
>
> I'm about to take my lab for the 3rd time (supposed to be a
> charm) next
> Thursday. I live in Okinawa, Japan and I flew to Australia
> for the first
> two attempts. I barely missed passing the 2nd time. I made
> it all the way,
> I was just a few points shy. This week I'm going to take the
> lab in Tokyo.
> The proctor only speaks Japanese although the test is written
> in English! I
> speak a bit of Japanese; however, I'll give you folks
> feedback on how the
> lab is when the proctor is almost non existant!
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott O'Donnell [mailto:scotto@iworksys.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 12:54 AM
> To: Peter Van Oene
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Lab Proctor
>
>
> As per my instructor at GeoTrain/Anew1, I was told that the
> exam is created
> in such a way that YOU MUST ask for clarification
> on certain parts of the lab to have ANY chance of getting it
> right. This is
> setup that way because an Internetworking Expert is
> suppose to be able to spot issues in a design.
> Things are may phrased in such a way that they can be
> interpreted to mean
> different things. The protocor is there to help clarify
> exactly what is
> expected.
> I was also told that it may be possible to ask the protocor
> to explain how
> he/she will grade a certain part of the exam to help clarify what is
> expected.
>
> I know it's a little cryptic, but I don't want to be the
> target of a "NDA"
> witch-hunt.
>
>
> Scott O'Donnell
>
>
> Peter Van Oene wrote:
>
>
> Can anyone enlighten me on good strategies toward leveraging
> the proctorat
> the lab. For example, what kind of questions should/could you
> ask him/her.
> What kindof help can they give you. Can you lose points for asking
> questions. Dothey want to me questioned or is it better to
> give them peace
> to try andstay on their good side :) Any insights would be
> helpful.. Time is
> dwindling, 5 weeks to go. Its getting stressful all of a
> sudden :) Peter
> Van Oene
> Senior Systems Engineer
> UNIS LUMIN Inc.
> www.unislumin.com <http://www.unislumin.com>
>
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